great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
before god; before an altar
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
food and alcohol offering to the gods
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
difference; variation; difference
match; game; bout; contest
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
here and there; in places
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
standing in a group; standing up in unison
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to thrust away; to send flying
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull